FOOD & DRINK FRIDAY IN-DEPTH: 50 Breaking News & Top Stories 8/8

July's tally of 54 food and drink transactions on the BevBlog database was twice the number recorded for June 2014. Seven involved sums above $500m and four of these exceeded $1bn. By far the biggest was the US Tyson Foods purchase of Hi...

There are myriad issues that can cause electric motors to fail. Among this rogue’s gallery of problems, there's a set of usual suspects that crop up more often than others. I've compiled a list of the top five causes. It’s a bit like the...

You may be familiar with the annual CAMRA beer festival in St Ives, Cornwall, but this weekend sees the inaugural St Ives Summer Beer and Cider Festival. The event is being organised by Marco Amura, the man behind St Ives Brewery, which ...

Q: I recently had some trouble with pantry moths getting into my OXO Good Grips POP containers. If these aren't in fact as airtight as advertised (which mine clearly are not), what else is there that's comparable (and is in fact airtight...

We can just imagine spending weekend mornings enjoying a leisurely breakfast in Wendy and Gavin's window seat breakfast nook. We're guessing those expansive mornings don't happen that often — not with two boys and two dogs anyway. But fo...

If you thought graham crackers were invented to sandwich melted chocolate and toasted marshmallows together, think again. These sweet, perforated crackers came into existence by the hands of evangelical minister Sylvester Graham, with th...

Do you actually know how to set the crisper or humidity drawers in your fridge? Or do you just bump the notches towards the middle as a safety precaution? As to the contents of those drawers, perhaps you fill them haphazardly: all greens...

There are very few people who actually want to eat tempeh. This brick of fermented soybean -- common in Indonesia -- has a strong flavor that turns many people off. It's not subtle like tofu can be . But if you're following a vegetarian ...

One of our favorite new breweries from Salem, Oregon is Salem Ale Works and they’ll be celebrating their one year anniversary on Saturday, August 16, from 11:00am to 9:00pm. The festivities will take place at the brewery and tastin...

Lagunitas Brewing is never at a loss for creative marketing ideas. In their latest campaign they are seeking to crash their couch at your place. This fall Lagunitas is headed out on the road again “Couchtrippin” around the co...

The UK on-trade is potentially losing out on thousands of pounds of trade a day because of its inability to sell wine effectively, according to a new exclusive report publsihed today by Harpers Wine & Spirit.

Hardknott Brewery, in Cumbria, and Welsh giant Brains have teamed up to create a new IPA for next week’s Great British Beer Festival. It’s a 6% ABV West Coast IPA called Gordian Knott. Dave Bailey, who runs Hardknott Brewery ...

From this side of the Atlantic relations between Cuba and the United States would hardly be described as friendly. But, as Katherine Canfield, explains there is far more bridge building going on than you might think. Here she looks at ho...

By Richard Thomas One thing I’m discovering in doing interviews with creative folks is just how true the stereotype is that musicians, actors, writers and artists love good drink. So it is with Midnight High, a reggae- and hip hop-...

Charles Wells Ltd, the Bedford based brewer and pub operator, has announced that it will be bringing its major operating divisions back under the main parent company identity in the new year. The family brewer, founded in 1876, will once...

One of the biggest wine fraud investigations in history has seen Rudy Kurniawan sentenced to 10 years in a US prison for tricking collectors out of millions of dollars by selling them cheap copycats of famous names.

As Oddbins announces plans to open up 200 franchise stores, Gemma McKenna looks at franchising in the wine trade and, as the economy recovers, asks whether taking on a business that already has the wow factor could be the way forward

TOP PICKS! Ardbeg Corryvreckan Islay Single Malt Whisky 750ml (Elsewhere $82) ($69.99) 96 points Whisky Advocate: “Powerful, muscular, well-textured, and invigorating. Even within the realm of Ardbeg, this one stands out. The more ...

The Relaxed Whisky Weekend 5 – 7 September 2014 Only 1 month till Maltstock 2014! Just one month to practice for the whisky quiz, to save for the raffle, to train your liver, to get some extra sleep, to decide which whisky you will...

Dramboree 2014 – Loch Lomond and a bottle of Ledaig Strangely, the UK has fewer whisky festivals than elsewhere in the world. While we have more than 100 of the most famous distilleries in the world sitting north of the Scots border, it’...

DENVER (AP) — Three people say they were drugged after eating a chocolate bar that wasn't supposed to have marijuana in it at the Denver County Fair's new pot pavilion, and one of them has filed a lawsuit alleging the vendor was negligen...

Photo credit: Marvel Studios Seen “Guardians of the Galaxy" yet? Beautification aside, upon learning this, we only had one thought: How does someone eat in heavy special effects makeup, anyway? For an answer we appealed to John Blake, a ...